Bishop of Tshilomba
Sebastien Kenda Ntumba was born on June 11, 1960, in Tshiona, in the Diocese of Luiza. In 1980, he obtained a diploma in *Humanités Littéraires* (humanities) from the Minor Seminary in Kamponde. From 1980 to 1983, he studied philosophy at the Saint François Xavier Major Seminary in Mbujumayi. He earned a Baccalaureate in Theology from the Urbaniana University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on August 9, 1987, in Tshibala. He held the following positions: formator at the Minor Seminary in Kamponde (1987–1990); parish priest of Saint Jean in Yangala and Sainte Marie Alacoque in Winkon, as well as Dean and Head of the Diocesan Pastoral Office (1990–2003); *Fidei Donum* priest in the Diocese of Agrigento; parish administrator of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ parish at Villaggio Giordano in Palma di Montechiaro (2003–2012); Vicar Forane (2008–2012); parish administrator of the Maria Santissima della Catena parish (2012–2013); and parish administrator of the San Nicola alle Fontanelle parish in Agrigento (2014–2016). After obtaining a Licentiate in Theology in Palermo, he served as a lecturer at the Diocesan Seminary of Agrigento from 2016 to 2017. Since 2017, he has been the parish priest of St. Anthony of Padua in Kalomba.